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Cotton Co-Op Corp.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — JONESTOWN, MISSISSIPPI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Cotton Co-Op Corp. in JONESTOWN, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Cotton Co-Op Corp. Report ID 2017088221
Address 100 Mill St. City, State ZIP JONESTOWN, MISSISSIPPI 38639
Event Date August 25, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 115111 Inspection # 1260542
GPS Coordinates 34.32000, -90.45000

Incident Narrative

On 8/25/2017, an employee was using a wooden stick to unclog a de-seeding machine's blade drum when the rotating blade grabbed the stick and caused the employee's hand to strike the rotating blades. The blade cut all of his left-hand fingers, and several had to be surgically amputated.

Incident Summary

On August 25, 2017, a worker at Cotton Co-Op Corp. in JONESTOWN, MISSISSIPPI suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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